The National Technological Initiative of Russia Project Implementation as a Basis for the Development of Perspective Technological Markets and Industries in Russia

This chapter reveals the aspects of implementation of the National Technological Initiative of Russia (NTI) Project, which serves as the foundationfoundation for the developmentdevelopment of perspective technologicaltechnological markets and industries in Russia. It will also remain relevant in the post-COVID era. Within the frames of analyzing this project, the authors present the project’s structure, the criteria, which perspective technological markets should meet, and the specifics of shaping and development of the Russian “champion” companies. Moreover, the authors outline the peculiarities of the high-priority cross-cutting technologies, which are used in NTI projects to create globally competitive high-tech products and servicesservices. Since it is a long-term program, NTI requires certain modernizations to be able to face these challenges, which revealed themselves in the pandemic period; this is also addressed by the authors. Lockdown limitations on businesses and economics, though temporary, have undoubtedly caused a globalglobal decline of activity of entrepreneurs, investors, and consumers. Therefore, amid the pandemic, the prospective NTI markets are even in higher demand than before. This is especially true for such areas as genetics, biotechnology, neurotechnology, and quantum technologytechnology, as well as digitaldigital security.